Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-14
oReS,DENr CLEVELAND.
Governor Foraker Nc fsrs to the Charge
That He Has Called Cleveland . Dog.

W nat tONtfnOl fOfakef Salu Du tnls
subject in his Middletown speech is de
serving Of preservation. Here il is:
Now, my friends, am going TO talk
awhile about the president. Applause.
Mr.. Powell says have been saying bad
things about him. II has been said that
/ called his excellency, the president, =
dog. want 10 SAY right here and now
that | never said any such thing. |
never had thought of calling him n
dog, and Mr.. Powell and everybody else
who would take the trouple to be in
formed might know never Thought of
such thing. IApplause.l The truth Of
the matter is. I never hal an idea he WAS
dog llaughtcrl. and notwithstanding all
that has been said don't believe even
Yet that he is a dog. Laughter and ap-
plause.
Now let me call Your attention to
this matter briefly. They have made
this matter somewhat personal. and
therefore will he excused for speaking
of ii. Cries go on. go on. used the
expression. speaking of his action, as I
will point out presently, when he revoked
the celebrated order to return the battle
flags that he 'quailed like a whipped
spaniel fCheers That is the express
sion | used No one took exception to it
at the time. | think everybody recog-
nized the truth of il. understood him
Ia quail like whipped spaniel, and
was simply describing his action in that
matter. Applause He certainly did
quail Yells Of delight That much
is certain. Al any rate. nobody criti-
cized the expression at the time or mis-
understood its meaning. heard no
complaints until shortly after the Toled"
convention. when read that the pre- 81
dent was going TO ST. Louis and intended
10 pass through Ohio. the third state of
the Union. on his journey. In order 10
show 10 him that respect which was dua
from the governor Of the state VI
Ohio 10 the chief magistrate Of
the nation. | sent him on behalf
of the whole people As kind. cour
teous and polite an Invitation As
could frame TO stop of in Ohio some
where and accept the hospitalities of the
citizens of this great srate-hospitaltics
which would have been generously eX-
tended 10 him because Of his high
office. by Republicans "a well as Demo
Gratis. ICheers and cries That 81. ! don't
care anything about his politics or how
he got his high Office. So long as he il
friends good example, better example
than was given by them when Lincoln
was inaugurated Cheers We will
stand by the Union and the constitution.
and the president, as long as he is there
and we will keep him from making mis-
takes If We can Icheers and laughter
and get rid of him as soon as poSsibl.
lApplause.
Somehow or other. though. Mr.. Cleve-
land got the idea, because Of what hal
been done about these rebel flags. that II
would he the smart thing and the proper
thing for him Ia snub the governor Of
Ohio by not answering his invitation. "a
You have all read in the newspapers. He
thought that that would excite great
and favorable comment. IApplause.l
Now, | make this charge. knowing
what | say To he true. He was advised that
such would lie the result by prominent
Denocrats living in Columbus. with whom
he had at the time correspondence on
the subject. II was accordingly given
ont from Washington that he had an-
swered the invitation of the mayor of
Cincinnati. and had answered the p,esi-
dent of the Board of Trade at Columbus.
but that the governor OF Ohio was TO be
snubbed. Tie wouldn't be answered.
lie had talked about enioining the presi-
dent in the matter of the proposed sur
render of the rebel flags. and. Therefore,
he would teach him a lesson by ignor ring
him altogether aud making him feel bad
IA voice: They didn't do it, though !
T'.ey thought that that would he Ie-
gdrded throughout the country rs
;mart thing and an appropriate thing.
and that i. would he commended, hut
they found ont that snch was not the
case; that il WAS looked upon by the peo-
pie of Ohio and the whole country "a an
act OF boorishness for the chief execu-
tive of the nation thus to ignore n courte-
Gus invitation OF that kind; and when all
the Repu blican papers. some of the
Democratic papers. and a great many Of
the mugwump papers. began to express
themselves in that way. they commenced
to hunt around for some excuse or apol-
ngy for him. and then il was. for the first
time. the charge was made That it was
all right. for Foraker had called the
president dog That. my friends. is
the origin of the dog story. That is the
head of il. but we have not come TO the
tail Of it yet" iUpr"arious laughter.l
THE CAMPAIGNS PROGRESS.
The Democrats are devoting much time
to the concoction and circulation of false
hoods regarding Governor Foraker. En-
gagged directly in this dirty work are Mr..
Powell. the Democratic candidate for
governor. and W. A. Taylor the person
who little over two years ago was
openly charging in the Democratic raws-
papers, and orally, that the election Of
Hon. J. B. Payne TO the United States
senate was purchased, and that Demo
cratic legislators were bought ut so much